Dear haiku friends!
Namaste! Howdy! Bon jour! And hello!
Thank you for taking part in our 7th Indian Kukai.
We had 129 participants from 28 countries this time.
Our congratulations and thanks to you all.
The winner for this edition of the Indian Kukai is Shloka Shankar.
In second place, is Dan Iulian. Third place goes to Billy Antonio. In fourth place is Hana Masood. And fifth place is taken by John Mc Donald.
COMPLETE RESULTS AS BELOW:
Results are displayed as (5,3,1) = 5*1pt + 3*2pt +1*3pt =5+6+3 = 14pts.
First Place, 41 Points.
Entry # 100
three-quarters moon...
the missing pieces
of my life
Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India. ( 11 , 6 , 6 ) = 41 pts
Second Place, 33 Points.
Entry # 7
night train-
with me travels
the moon
Dan Iulian
Bucharest, Romania. ( 13 , 7 , 2 ) = 33 pts
Third Place, 29 Points.
Entry # 27
quiet river -
a fish wrinkles
the face of the moon
Billy Antonio
Laoac, Philippines. ( 13 , 2 , 4 ) = 29 pts
Fourth Place, 28 Points.
Entry # 1
still water...
sparrow nibbles on the
moon's reflection
Hana Masood
Pune, India. ( 15 , 5 , 1 ) = 28 pts
Fifth Place, 21 Points.
Entry # 23
full moon -
on cat's whisker
a bead of milk
John McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland. ( 8 , 5 , 1 ) = 21 pts
Results Continued...
19 Points (2)
Entry # 28
full moon-
the lost coin shines
in the pool
Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel. ( 11 , 4 , 0 ) = 19 pts
Entry # 112
milk moon...
still trying
to get pregnant
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă
Untzani, Romania. ( 4 , 6 , 1 ) = 19 pts
18 Points (1)
Entry # 9
Cat on a roof
lifts the left paw to reach
the glowing Moon
Sonja Gavriloska Ljulkova
Ohrid, Macedonia. ( 6 , 3 , 2 ) = 18 pts
17 Points (1)
Entry # 24
a part of me
not with me -
waning moon
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India. ( 8 , 3 , 1 ) = 17 pts
16 Points (3)
Entry # 16
full moon..
I wipe away
her darkness
Dwarakanathan
Chennai, India. ( 5 , 4 , 1 ) = 16 pts
Entry # 35
every night
a new love story-
Taj Mahal and the Moon
Lina Tandel
Virginia, U.S.A. ( 3 , 5 , 1 ) = 16 pts
Entry # 74
hiding from the moon
between the haystacks –
first kiss
Vadivelrajan
Chennai, India. ( 12 , 2 , 0 ) = 16 pts
14 Points (3)
Entry # 11
Moonlight Sonata . . .
so many different sounds
under the stars
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. ( 2 , 3 , 2 ) = 14 pts
Entry # 82
the flutter
of this blue moth-
nomad moon
Sanjuktaa
Belgaum, India. ( 6 , 1 , 2 ) = 14 pts
Entry # 125
nascent moon-
a life twirls round my
umbilicus
Yesha Shah
Surat, India. ( 6 , 4 , 0 ) = 14 pts
13 Points (2)
Entry # 17
the dull throb
of your absence
waxing ... waning
Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India. ( 6 , 2 , 1 ) = 13 pts
Entry # 118
late love—
borrowed light from
the moon
Sondra J. Byrnes
Santa Fe, U.S.A ( 6 , 2 , 1 ) = 13 pts
12 Points (9)
Entry # 2
supermoon’s new night-
only the old river breaks
the silver silence
Munia Khan
Dhaka, Bangladesh. ( 2 , 2 , 2 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 6
molting in moonlight the hard shell of my pride
Meik Blöttenberger
Hanover, U.S.A ( 3 , 3 , 1 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 14
after storm –
full moon hanging
in the cactus flower
Daniela Lăcrămioara
Galaţi, Romania. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 66
evening calm
her garden the color
of moonlight
Bill Kenney
New York, U.S.A ( 8 , 2 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 67
a full moon
every night –
my toddler’s butt
Susan Burch
Hagerstown, U.S.A. ( 4 , 1 , 2 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 95
moonlit garden —
our weights shaping
the grassy patch
Carl Seguiban
Vancouver, Canada. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 106
dusking sky
the summer moon brushed
by river reeds
Samar Ghose
Perth, Australia. ( 3 , 3 , 1 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 111
new moon
the swan tips an egg
into the pond
Jayashree Maniyil
Melbourne, Australia. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 124
reef moon
shadows shift through
swaying sea fans
Cynthia Rowe
Sydney, Australia. ( 0 , 3 , 2 ) = 12 pts
11 Points (2)
Entry # 63
Staircase landing -
the broken window
filled with the moon.
Zhanna P Rader
Athens, U.S.A. ( 7 , 2 , 0 ) = 11 pts
Entry # 107
through the window
inviting itself at home
the winter moon
Minh-Triêt Pham
Paris, France. ( 3 , 1 , 2 ) = 11 pts
10 Points (2)
Entry # 83
full moon...
the fireflies dance
into the night
Tanvi Nischal
New Delhi, India. ( 6 , 2 , 0 ) = 10 pts
Entry # 92
she plucks the lemon
from her glass of cola
moonless night
Aruna Rao
Noida, India. ( 3 , 2 , 1 ) = 10 pts
9 Points (6)
Entry # 15
Within the scars
I see beauty
A radiant night
Reshmy Warrier
Mumbai, India. ( 4 , 1 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 19
full moon
at the window a girl
reads love story
Gergana Yaninska
Plovdiv, Bulgaria ( 4 , 1 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 57
night time
stories around a bon fire-
winter moon
Radhika Mohite
Pune, India. ( 2 , 2 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 69
summer night -
a child shines his torch
at the pond moon
Charishma Navneet Gupta
Muscat, Oman. ( 3 , 0 , 2 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 117
full moon
on the roofs of cars
in many colors
Robert Kania
Warsaw, Poland. ( 2 , 2 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 128
butterfly wing
a late summer moon
floats on by
Sandi Pray
Robbinsville, U.S.A. ( 1 , 4 , 0 ) = 9 pts
8 Points (7)
Entry # 42
shadow spreads
over the fallen leaves -
a full moon
Hideo Suzuki
Sanda, Japan. ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 54
midnight chant
a silk gossamer entwines
the amber moon
Ken Sawitri
Jakarta, Indonesia. ( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 76
moonlit
blue iris...
the dead soldier's eyes
Lavana Kray
Iași, Romania. ( 8 , 0 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 86
first date...
our palms as one
save a drowning moon
Aditya Ashribad
Bhubaneshwar, India. ( 8 , 0 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 98
The moonlight
those secret paths
visible to all
Božidar Škobić
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 104
alone –
the owl’s eyes double
the moon
Eduard Tara
Iași, Romania. ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 116
Hunter's Moon--
large eyes
at the window
James Dobson
Prudhoe, England. ( 2 , 3 , 0 ) = 8 pts
7 Points (2)
Entry # 87
moonlight – the net
the fisherman took back
is full of silver
Francesco de Sabata
Pescantina, Italy. ( 7 , 0 , 0 ) = 7 pts
Entry # 123
midnight -
a lone wolf howls
at the hazy moon
Aashima Safi
Pune, India. ( 3 , 2 , 0 ) = 7 pts
6 Points (7)
Entry # 37
she looks at the night sky
and sees two moons...
a widow's Karva Chauth
Gaarimma Mishra
Bhubaneshwar, India. ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 55
full moon
at the river mouth
flowing back
Martina Heinisch
Oelde NRW, Germany. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 58
blow of a wild wind
a swarm of stars above us –
the Moon shines
Pere Risteski
Ohrid, Macedonia ( 0 , 0 , 2 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 60
hard working schedule
at obesity clinic
she looks crescent now
Purush
Noleanseville, U.S.A ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 90
the flocks flew away
a late bird passes
over the moon
Lyudmila Hristova
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 96
uneasy sleep…
the night heron’s wings
stretch over the moon
Anitha Varma
Kerala, India. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 102
full moon –
orchids bloom
by a broken swing
Ankita Datta
Pune, India. ( 6 , 0 , 0 ) = 6 pts
5 Points (9)
Entry # 3
skipping
but the few words--
moon talk
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India. ( 2 , 0 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 13
out of messy alleys
cats eat-
hazy moon
Simone Liane Noronha
Pune, India. ( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 30
super moon
haiku and Marc Chagall
in my dreams
Diana Teneva
Haskova, Bulgaria. ( 0 , 1 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 47
seaside fort
waves crash all over
the moon
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India.
( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 72
hazy moon-
on the same tree lightning
strikes twice
Nayaneeka Dutta Choudhury
Pune, India. ( 5 , 0 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 73
fragile grass
between two stones
full moon
Diana Petkova
Dolnabanya, Bulgaria. ( 0 , 1 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 101
full moon night
the tides rush to wash
the dark spots
Vibha Rani Srivastava
Begusarai, India. ( 5 , 0 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 105
above the lighthouse
a lop-sided moon
signals the sea
Julie Warther
Dover, U.S.A ( 2 , 0 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 120
double loneliness
a stroll
in the moonlight
Hristina Pandjaridis
Strasbourg, France. ( 3 , 1 , 0 ) = 5 pts
4 Points (6)
Entry # 29
child points
happy moon
face
Robert Henry Poulin
Sebastian, U.S.A ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 49
Windy evening
a flame goes out -
the moon smiles
Christiane Ranieri
Wittenheim, France. ( 1 , 0 , 1 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 59
Full moon of August
reflections on skyscrapers
high resolution
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada. ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 81
a moon behind a cloud
from the wall vanishes
black cats shadow
Krzysztof Kokot
Nowy Targ, Poland. ( 2 , 1 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 94
A beggar drinks
Moon.....
With only water
Shabbir Shaikh
Selu, India. ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 99
Taliban...
slipping behind a veil
the moon too
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, England ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
3 Points (12)
Entry # 5
Baby likes The Moon
Mother sings that song for him
Baby have own dream.
Ram Sharan Maharjan
Kathmandu, Nepal. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 20
moonless night...
a bunch of naked
seedlings ask light
Seshu Chamarty
Hyderabad, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 34
death
of another romance
moon landing
Dawn Bruce
Sydney, Australia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 41
last sounds of rain –
the sickle moon rises into
starless infinity
Jasminka Nadaskic Diordievic
Smederevo, Serbia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 46
snow melts …
between the moon and a star
another purple crocus
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
Bangalore, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 50
midnight
under cloud scudded skies
the sea in flashes
Simon Hanson
Allendale, Australia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 62
Moon scattered
In the stillness of the night
Pearls of silence
Anita Kapoor
Union City, U.S.A ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 64
a knock --
in this cube of darkness
a yellow moon
Zalina Gamat
New Delhi, India. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 78
supermoon -
the street lamps
bowing
Angelica Seithe
Wettenberg, Germany. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 109
yours or mine
we forgot to apportion
the coin of the moon
Vinita Agrawal,
Mumbai, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 115
At night light
large Moon above
an empty village
Evgeny Ivanov
Moscow, Russia. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 129
My grandsons face
on his birthday party,
the full summer moon.
Willy Cuvelier
Gullegem, Belgium. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
2 Points (11)
Entry # 8
etched on the moon
behind the clouds
my listless wandering
Mamta Madhavan
Kerala, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 32
planter’s moon
more like brie
than green cheese
Ignatius Fay
Sudbury, Canada. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 33
the moon
a half of donut left over
at breakfast
Vessislava Savova
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 38
crisp, clear night...
the moon, a second sun
lighting my way
Mihir Oak
Pune, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 53
the crack of dawn...
a day moon loitering
in the bustling clouds
Keith Simmonds
Rodez, France. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 61
forest road
shadows of trees rustle
with the light of moon
Janina Kołodziejczyk
Pavullo, Italy. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 70
full moon...
the clouds lit between
two darknesses
Tomislav Maretić
Zagreb, Croatia. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 75
colostrum moon -
the head count ritual
of stolen children
Rochelle Potkar
Mumbai, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 85
fireflies flit
over the flat lake:
harvest moon
Deborah Guzzi
Monroe, U.S.A ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 103
Quietly following
the passing Moon--
tidal wave.
Francesco Gonella
Padua, Italy. ( 0 , 1 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 127
paying homage
to the deceased--
waxing moon
Devin Harrison
Vancouver Island, Canada. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
1 Point (16)
Entry # 4
moon under seven layers
seems rattled
- angry man stuttering.
Max Babi
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 18
tidal wave
full moon behind
the midnight sun
Claudius Gottstein
Borgloh, Germany. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 25
half rain –
carrying the sky
warm moon
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 31
it is bitter cold —
only the moon walks by
the starving wolf
Miruna Covor
Bucharest, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 39
the perfect light -
my heart full of love
in Taj Mahal colors
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Ploiesti, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 45
in a misty veil
companionless wanderer
slowly stalks the night
Tahera Moiz Mannan
Nagpur, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 48
iceberg in moonlight -
some warm meanings down there
under the water
Nicu Stopel
Bucharest, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 51
wife's sister sleeping -
I watch slow-shift of the moon
to the upper lake
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 52
moonless night
over varanasi
fire reflections only
Andrius Luneckas
Vilnius, Lithuania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 65
an autumn night gold
nestle up the neighbor's door
a homeless cat.
Nijolė Kerušauskienė
Kaunas, Lithuania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 77
biten Moon
a peace orange in the cocktail
of the Universe
Iliyana Deleva
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 79
moon shaded sky-
in a dusty playground
the empty swings
Rituparna Singh
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 88
the dark tranquil sky-
she gazes at the truth hidden
in the hazy moon
Aalisha Patil
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 114
hazy moon
the clouds crowd the sky
with their cries
Willie Bongcaron
Manila, Philippines. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 119
the night sky -
the lighthouse keeper turns on
a lantern and the moon
Nada Jačmenica
Sveti Kriz Zacretje, Croatia. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 126
moon at dawn...
I carve out eyes
for my dreams
Akila G
Hyderabad, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
No Points This Time, Sorry! (12)
Entry # 26
the day after…
moonlight flickers
on his parched patch
Barbara A. Taylor
Mountain Top, Australia.
Entry # 36
illuminating
the blood moon
hidden ring of light
Purvi Edara
Pune, India.
Entry # 40
lulled to sleep
moon beams steer passage ways…
curve of dreams
Gillena Cox
St. James, Trinidad & Tobago
Entry # 43
on a tattered maple leaf
a worm cries -
summer moon
Shubhangi Jagdev
Pune, India.
Entry # 44
Ethereal moon
gold coin tinkle loving
in the lilac night
Ruzha Velcheva
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Entry # 56
waxing moon —
immersed Ganpati idols decompose
(Note: myth has it that Ganpati cursed the moon to wax and wane because the moon laughed at him. Ganpati idols are immersed in the sea on Anant Chaturdashi, on the next day (Bhadrapadi Purnima), fragments of the idols are seen floating in the sea.)
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
Mumbai, India.
Entry # 80
Winds,Sand Dunes,
Entwined hands-
Together a trip to Moon
Manjusha M
Trichur, India.
Entry # 91
The birds
Flew into the moon
Refreshing nights
Karishma Sawlani
Pune, India.
Entry # 93
wind chimes through mountain
chalet door let the moonlight in –
Silver Wedding
Goda Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Entry # 110
scent of the plum –
without being seen it transforms
night of a new moon
William Seltzer
Gwenydd, U.S.A
Entry # 113
Moonlight was showered
down the valley like an eternal perfume
Tatjana Debeljački
Užice, Serbia.
Entry # 121
cloudy sky…
chakor waiting for a glimpse
of the moon
Prachi Agrawal
Pune, India.
VOTES NOT RECEIVED / RESULTS HIDDEN (11)
Entry # 10
this cloudy night
seeking your hidden bits
my personal orb
Nimi Arora
Navi Mumbai, India.
Entry # 12
The cypress and the moon
whispering through the window
Golden threads over me
Ruzica Soldo
Siroci Brijeg, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Entry # 21
moonbeam field
along this footpath-
heron song in silence
Shaestu Abida Bhirawasiwi
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Entry # 22
the immortal moon
in the ever changing sky
a wolf howls
Maulik Dabholkar
Pune, India.
Entry # 68
moon peaks
through snowy branches
moonbeams filter through-
Vedica Bajaj
Pune, India.
Entry # 71
empty playground -
the moon rests on the water
amidst turbulent ripples
Soumitra Saxena
Pune, India.
Entry # 84
silver orb
floating
on dark wine
Praveen Menon
Bangalore, India.
Entry # 89
A cloud garment
Is her mystic train
Steaming through nocturne
Marck Riggins
Temecula, U.S.A
Entry # 97
the little mouse
dreams cheesy dreams
full moon night
Sandra Martyres
Mumbai, India.
Entry # 108
hunter's moon
a werewolf sprouts
in Nani's stories
*Nani- maternal grandmother in hindi*
Jhanvi Tiwari
Pune, India.
Entry # 122
beauty spot --
moon on the forehead of
a shy evening
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India.
Our next kukai will be in November 2014. Thank you for the participation once again! See you soon.
Organizers, Indian Kukai from IN haiku.
Namaste! Howdy! Bon jour! And hello!
Thank you for taking part in our 7th Indian Kukai.
We had 129 participants from 28 countries this time.
{Australia – 6, Bangladesh – 1, Belgium – 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2, Bulgaria – 7, Canada – 4, Croatia – 2, England – 2, France – 4, Germany – 3, India – 51, Indonesia – 2, Israel – 1, Italy – 3, Japan – 1, Lithuania – 3, Macedonia – 2, Nepal – 1, Northern Ireland – 1, Oman – 1, Philippines – 2, Poland – 2, Romania – 8, Russia – 1, Scotland – 1, Serbia – 2, Trinidad and Tobago – 1, United States of America – 14.}
Our congratulations and thanks to you all.
The winner for this edition of the Indian Kukai is Shloka Shankar.
In second place, is Dan Iulian. Third place goes to Billy Antonio. In fourth place is Hana Masood. And fifth place is taken by John Mc Donald.
COMPLETE RESULTS AS BELOW:
Results are displayed as (5,3,1) = 5*1pt + 3*2pt +1*3pt =5+6+3 = 14pts.
First Place, 41 Points.
Entry # 100
three-quarters moon...
the missing pieces
of my life
Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India. ( 11 , 6 , 6 ) = 41 pts
Second Place, 33 Points.
Entry # 7
night train-
with me travels
the moon
Dan Iulian
Bucharest, Romania. ( 13 , 7 , 2 ) = 33 pts
Third Place, 29 Points.
Entry # 27
quiet river -
a fish wrinkles
the face of the moon
Billy Antonio
Laoac, Philippines. ( 13 , 2 , 4 ) = 29 pts
Fourth Place, 28 Points.
Entry # 1
still water...
sparrow nibbles on the
moon's reflection
Hana Masood
Pune, India. ( 15 , 5 , 1 ) = 28 pts
Fifth Place, 21 Points.
Entry # 23
full moon -
on cat's whisker
a bead of milk
John McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland. ( 8 , 5 , 1 ) = 21 pts
Results Continued...
19 Points (2)
Entry # 28
full moon-
the lost coin shines
in the pool
Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel. ( 11 , 4 , 0 ) = 19 pts
Entry # 112
milk moon...
still trying
to get pregnant
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă
Untzani, Romania. ( 4 , 6 , 1 ) = 19 pts
18 Points (1)
Entry # 9
Cat on a roof
lifts the left paw to reach
the glowing Moon
Sonja Gavriloska Ljulkova
Ohrid, Macedonia. ( 6 , 3 , 2 ) = 18 pts
17 Points (1)
Entry # 24
a part of me
not with me -
waning moon
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India. ( 8 , 3 , 1 ) = 17 pts
16 Points (3)
Entry # 16
full moon..
I wipe away
her darkness
Dwarakanathan
Chennai, India. ( 5 , 4 , 1 ) = 16 pts
Entry # 35
every night
a new love story-
Taj Mahal and the Moon
Lina Tandel
Virginia, U.S.A. ( 3 , 5 , 1 ) = 16 pts
Entry # 74
hiding from the moon
between the haystacks –
first kiss
Vadivelrajan
Chennai, India. ( 12 , 2 , 0 ) = 16 pts
14 Points (3)
Entry # 11
Moonlight Sonata . . .
so many different sounds
under the stars
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. ( 2 , 3 , 2 ) = 14 pts
Entry # 82
the flutter
of this blue moth-
nomad moon
Sanjuktaa
Belgaum, India. ( 6 , 1 , 2 ) = 14 pts
Entry # 125
nascent moon-
a life twirls round my
umbilicus
Yesha Shah
Surat, India. ( 6 , 4 , 0 ) = 14 pts
13 Points (2)
Entry # 17
the dull throb
of your absence
waxing ... waning
Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India. ( 6 , 2 , 1 ) = 13 pts
Entry # 118
late love—
borrowed light from
the moon
Sondra J. Byrnes
Santa Fe, U.S.A ( 6 , 2 , 1 ) = 13 pts
12 Points (9)
Entry # 2
supermoon’s new night-
only the old river breaks
the silver silence
Munia Khan
Dhaka, Bangladesh. ( 2 , 2 , 2 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 6
molting in moonlight the hard shell of my pride
Meik Blöttenberger
Hanover, U.S.A ( 3 , 3 , 1 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 14
after storm –
full moon hanging
in the cactus flower
Daniela Lăcrămioara
Galaţi, Romania. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 66
evening calm
her garden the color
of moonlight
Bill Kenney
New York, U.S.A ( 8 , 2 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 67
a full moon
every night –
my toddler’s butt
Susan Burch
Hagerstown, U.S.A. ( 4 , 1 , 2 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 95
moonlit garden —
our weights shaping
the grassy patch
Carl Seguiban
Vancouver, Canada. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 106
dusking sky
the summer moon brushed
by river reeds
Samar Ghose
Perth, Australia. ( 3 , 3 , 1 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 111
new moon
the swan tips an egg
into the pond
Jayashree Maniyil
Melbourne, Australia. ( 6 , 3 , 0 ) = 12 pts
Entry # 124
reef moon
shadows shift through
swaying sea fans
Cynthia Rowe
Sydney, Australia. ( 0 , 3 , 2 ) = 12 pts
11 Points (2)
Entry # 63
Staircase landing -
the broken window
filled with the moon.
Zhanna P Rader
Athens, U.S.A. ( 7 , 2 , 0 ) = 11 pts
Entry # 107
through the window
inviting itself at home
the winter moon
Minh-Triêt Pham
Paris, France. ( 3 , 1 , 2 ) = 11 pts
10 Points (2)
Entry # 83
full moon...
the fireflies dance
into the night
Tanvi Nischal
New Delhi, India. ( 6 , 2 , 0 ) = 10 pts
Entry # 92
she plucks the lemon
from her glass of cola
moonless night
Aruna Rao
Noida, India. ( 3 , 2 , 1 ) = 10 pts
9 Points (6)
Entry # 15
Within the scars
I see beauty
A radiant night
Reshmy Warrier
Mumbai, India. ( 4 , 1 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 19
full moon
at the window a girl
reads love story
Gergana Yaninska
Plovdiv, Bulgaria ( 4 , 1 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 57
night time
stories around a bon fire-
winter moon
Radhika Mohite
Pune, India. ( 2 , 2 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 69
summer night -
a child shines his torch
at the pond moon
Charishma Navneet Gupta
Muscat, Oman. ( 3 , 0 , 2 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 117
full moon
on the roofs of cars
in many colors
Robert Kania
Warsaw, Poland. ( 2 , 2 , 1 ) = 9 pts
Entry # 128
butterfly wing
a late summer moon
floats on by
Sandi Pray
Robbinsville, U.S.A. ( 1 , 4 , 0 ) = 9 pts
8 Points (7)
Entry # 42
shadow spreads
over the fallen leaves -
a full moon
Hideo Suzuki
Sanda, Japan. ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 54
midnight chant
a silk gossamer entwines
the amber moon
Ken Sawitri
Jakarta, Indonesia. ( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 76
moonlit
blue iris...
the dead soldier's eyes
Lavana Kray
Iași, Romania. ( 8 , 0 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 86
first date...
our palms as one
save a drowning moon
Aditya Ashribad
Bhubaneshwar, India. ( 8 , 0 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 98
The moonlight
those secret paths
visible to all
Božidar Škobić
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 104
alone –
the owl’s eyes double
the moon
Eduard Tara
Iași, Romania. ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
Entry # 116
Hunter's Moon--
large eyes
at the window
James Dobson
Prudhoe, England. ( 2 , 3 , 0 ) = 8 pts
7 Points (2)
Entry # 87
moonlight – the net
the fisherman took back
is full of silver
Francesco de Sabata
Pescantina, Italy. ( 7 , 0 , 0 ) = 7 pts
Entry # 123
midnight -
a lone wolf howls
at the hazy moon
Aashima Safi
Pune, India. ( 3 , 2 , 0 ) = 7 pts
6 Points (7)
Entry # 37
she looks at the night sky
and sees two moons...
a widow's Karva Chauth
Gaarimma Mishra
Bhubaneshwar, India. ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 55
full moon
at the river mouth
flowing back
Martina Heinisch
Oelde NRW, Germany. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 58
blow of a wild wind
a swarm of stars above us –
the Moon shines
Pere Risteski
Ohrid, Macedonia ( 0 , 0 , 2 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 60
hard working schedule
at obesity clinic
she looks crescent now
Purush
Noleanseville, U.S.A ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 90
the flocks flew away
a late bird passes
over the moon
Lyudmila Hristova
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 96
uneasy sleep…
the night heron’s wings
stretch over the moon
Anitha Varma
Kerala, India. ( 4 , 1 , 0 ) = 6 pts
Entry # 102
full moon –
orchids bloom
by a broken swing
Ankita Datta
Pune, India. ( 6 , 0 , 0 ) = 6 pts
5 Points (9)
Entry # 3
skipping
but the few words--
moon talk
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India. ( 2 , 0 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 13
out of messy alleys
cats eat-
hazy moon
Simone Liane Noronha
Pune, India. ( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 30
super moon
haiku and Marc Chagall
in my dreams
Diana Teneva
Haskova, Bulgaria. ( 0 , 1 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 47
seaside fort
waves crash all over
the moon
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India.
( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 72
hazy moon-
on the same tree lightning
strikes twice
Nayaneeka Dutta Choudhury
Pune, India. ( 5 , 0 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 73
fragile grass
between two stones
full moon
Diana Petkova
Dolnabanya, Bulgaria. ( 0 , 1 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 101
full moon night
the tides rush to wash
the dark spots
Vibha Rani Srivastava
Begusarai, India. ( 5 , 0 , 0 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 105
above the lighthouse
a lop-sided moon
signals the sea
Julie Warther
Dover, U.S.A ( 2 , 0 , 1 ) = 5 pts
Entry # 120
double loneliness
a stroll
in the moonlight
Hristina Pandjaridis
Strasbourg, France. ( 3 , 1 , 0 ) = 5 pts
4 Points (6)
Entry # 29
child points
happy moon
face
Robert Henry Poulin
Sebastian, U.S.A ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 49
Windy evening
a flame goes out -
the moon smiles
Christiane Ranieri
Wittenheim, France. ( 1 , 0 , 1 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 59
Full moon of August
reflections on skyscrapers
high resolution
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada. ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 81
a moon behind a cloud
from the wall vanishes
black cats shadow
Krzysztof Kokot
Nowy Targ, Poland. ( 2 , 1 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 94
A beggar drinks
Moon.....
With only water
Shabbir Shaikh
Selu, India. ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
Entry # 99
Taliban...
slipping behind a veil
the moon too
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, England ( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
3 Points (12)
Entry # 5
Baby likes The Moon
Mother sings that song for him
Baby have own dream.
Ram Sharan Maharjan
Kathmandu, Nepal. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 20
moonless night...
a bunch of naked
seedlings ask light
Seshu Chamarty
Hyderabad, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 34
death
of another romance
moon landing
Dawn Bruce
Sydney, Australia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 41
last sounds of rain –
the sickle moon rises into
starless infinity
Jasminka Nadaskic Diordievic
Smederevo, Serbia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 46
snow melts …
between the moon and a star
another purple crocus
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
Bangalore, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 50
midnight
under cloud scudded skies
the sea in flashes
Simon Hanson
Allendale, Australia. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 62
Moon scattered
In the stillness of the night
Pearls of silence
Anita Kapoor
Union City, U.S.A ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 64
a knock --
in this cube of darkness
a yellow moon
Zalina Gamat
New Delhi, India. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 78
supermoon -
the street lamps
bowing
Angelica Seithe
Wettenberg, Germany. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 109
yours or mine
we forgot to apportion
the coin of the moon
Vinita Agrawal,
Mumbai, India. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 115
At night light
large Moon above
an empty village
Evgeny Ivanov
Moscow, Russia. ( 3 , 0 , 0 ) = 3 pts
Entry # 129
My grandsons face
on his birthday party,
the full summer moon.
Willy Cuvelier
Gullegem, Belgium. ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) = 3 pts
2 Points (11)
Entry # 8
etched on the moon
behind the clouds
my listless wandering
Mamta Madhavan
Kerala, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 32
planter’s moon
more like brie
than green cheese
Ignatius Fay
Sudbury, Canada. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 33
the moon
a half of donut left over
at breakfast
Vessislava Savova
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 38
crisp, clear night...
the moon, a second sun
lighting my way
Mihir Oak
Pune, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 53
the crack of dawn...
a day moon loitering
in the bustling clouds
Keith Simmonds
Rodez, France. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 61
forest road
shadows of trees rustle
with the light of moon
Janina Kołodziejczyk
Pavullo, Italy. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 70
full moon...
the clouds lit between
two darknesses
Tomislav Maretić
Zagreb, Croatia. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 75
colostrum moon -
the head count ritual
of stolen children
Rochelle Potkar
Mumbai, India. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 85
fireflies flit
over the flat lake:
harvest moon
Deborah Guzzi
Monroe, U.S.A ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 103
Quietly following
the passing Moon--
tidal wave.
Francesco Gonella
Padua, Italy. ( 0 , 1 , 0 ) = 2 pts
Entry # 127
paying homage
to the deceased--
waxing moon
Devin Harrison
Vancouver Island, Canada. ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
1 Point (16)
Entry # 4
moon under seven layers
seems rattled
- angry man stuttering.
Max Babi
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 18
tidal wave
full moon behind
the midnight sun
Claudius Gottstein
Borgloh, Germany. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 25
half rain –
carrying the sky
warm moon
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 31
it is bitter cold —
only the moon walks by
the starving wolf
Miruna Covor
Bucharest, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 39
the perfect light -
my heart full of love
in Taj Mahal colors
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Ploiesti, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 45
in a misty veil
companionless wanderer
slowly stalks the night
Tahera Moiz Mannan
Nagpur, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 48
iceberg in moonlight -
some warm meanings down there
under the water
Nicu Stopel
Bucharest, Romania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 51
wife's sister sleeping -
I watch slow-shift of the moon
to the upper lake
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 52
moonless night
over varanasi
fire reflections only
Andrius Luneckas
Vilnius, Lithuania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 65
an autumn night gold
nestle up the neighbor's door
a homeless cat.
Nijolė Kerušauskienė
Kaunas, Lithuania. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 77
biten Moon
a peace orange in the cocktail
of the Universe
Iliyana Deleva
Sofia, Bulgaria. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 79
moon shaded sky-
in a dusty playground
the empty swings
Rituparna Singh
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 88
the dark tranquil sky-
she gazes at the truth hidden
in the hazy moon
Aalisha Patil
Pune, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 114
hazy moon
the clouds crowd the sky
with their cries
Willie Bongcaron
Manila, Philippines. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 119
the night sky -
the lighthouse keeper turns on
a lantern and the moon
Nada Jačmenica
Sveti Kriz Zacretje, Croatia. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
Entry # 126
moon at dawn...
I carve out eyes
for my dreams
Akila G
Hyderabad, India. ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) = 1 pts
No Points This Time, Sorry! (12)
Entry # 26
the day after…
moonlight flickers
on his parched patch
Barbara A. Taylor
Mountain Top, Australia.
Entry # 36
illuminating
the blood moon
hidden ring of light
Purvi Edara
Pune, India.
Entry # 40
lulled to sleep
moon beams steer passage ways…
curve of dreams
Gillena Cox
St. James, Trinidad & Tobago
Entry # 43
on a tattered maple leaf
a worm cries -
summer moon
Shubhangi Jagdev
Pune, India.
Entry # 44
Ethereal moon
gold coin tinkle loving
in the lilac night
Ruzha Velcheva
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Entry # 56
waxing moon —
immersed Ganpati idols decompose
(Note: myth has it that Ganpati cursed the moon to wax and wane because the moon laughed at him. Ganpati idols are immersed in the sea on Anant Chaturdashi, on the next day (Bhadrapadi Purnima), fragments of the idols are seen floating in the sea.)
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
Mumbai, India.
Entry # 80
Winds,Sand Dunes,
Entwined hands-
Together a trip to Moon
Manjusha M
Trichur, India.
Entry # 91
The birds
Flew into the moon
Refreshing nights
Karishma Sawlani
Pune, India.
Entry # 93
wind chimes through mountain
chalet door let the moonlight in –
Silver Wedding
Goda Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Entry # 110
scent of the plum –
without being seen it transforms
night of a new moon
William Seltzer
Gwenydd, U.S.A
Entry # 113
Moonlight was showered
down the valley like an eternal perfume
Tatjana Debeljački
Užice, Serbia.
Entry # 121
cloudy sky…
chakor waiting for a glimpse
of the moon
Prachi Agrawal
Pune, India.
VOTES NOT RECEIVED / RESULTS HIDDEN (11)
Entry # 10
this cloudy night
seeking your hidden bits
my personal orb
Nimi Arora
Navi Mumbai, India.
Entry # 12
The cypress and the moon
whispering through the window
Golden threads over me
Ruzica Soldo
Siroci Brijeg, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Entry # 21
moonbeam field
along this footpath-
heron song in silence
Shaestu Abida Bhirawasiwi
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Entry # 22
the immortal moon
in the ever changing sky
a wolf howls
Maulik Dabholkar
Pune, India.
Entry # 68
moon peaks
through snowy branches
moonbeams filter through-
Vedica Bajaj
Pune, India.
Entry # 71
empty playground -
the moon rests on the water
amidst turbulent ripples
Soumitra Saxena
Pune, India.
Entry # 84
silver orb
floating
on dark wine
Praveen Menon
Bangalore, India.
Entry # 89
A cloud garment
Is her mystic train
Steaming through nocturne
Marck Riggins
Temecula, U.S.A
Entry # 97
the little mouse
dreams cheesy dreams
full moon night
Sandra Martyres
Mumbai, India.
Entry # 108
hunter's moon
a werewolf sprouts
in Nani's stories
*Nani- maternal grandmother in hindi*
Jhanvi Tiwari
Pune, India.
Entry # 122
beauty spot --
moon on the forehead of
a shy evening
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India.
Our next kukai will be in November 2014. Thank you for the participation once again! See you soon.
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